My first day using my pinpointer I detected an area where the fellas’ big guns had swooped in and cleaned up all the “big gold” and I got over sixty tiny pieces of gold.

Located 23 miles south of Libby, the land surrounding the Libby Creek area has been of interest to prospectors since the early 1860s, when it was home to up to 600 miners working at a camp known as Libbysville.

Please note that new mining claims filed on or after September 1, 2019, will be subject to the new fee schedule.

There are a few questions you will need to ask yourself before you apply for a suction dredge permit from the State Water Resources Control Board.